2 files changed, 1 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/src/pk_pad/emsa1/emsa1.cpp b/src/pk_pad/emsa1/emsa1.cpp
index 15d53f6e5..b0c505939 100644
--- a/src/pk_pad/emsa1/emsa1.cpp
+++ b/src/pk_pad/emsa1/emsa1.cpp
@@ -101,12 +101,4 @@ bool EMSA1::verify(const MemoryRegion<byte>& coded,
       }
    }
 
-/*************************************************
-* EMSA1 Constructor                              *
-*************************************************/
-EMSA1::EMSA1(const std::string& hash_name) :
-   hash(get_hash(hash_name))
-   {
-   }
-
 }
diff --git a/src/pk_pad/emsa1/emsa1.h b/src/pk_pad/emsa1/emsa1.h
index c0eec8d17..2de2d325e 100644
--- a/src/pk_pad/emsa1/emsa1.h
+++ b/src/pk_pad/emsa1/emsa1.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ namespace Botan {
 class BOTAN_DLL EMSA1 : public EMSA
    {
    public:
-      EMSA1(const std::string&);
+      EMSA1(HashFunction* h) : hash(h) {}
       ~EMSA1() { delete hash; }
    private:
       void update(const byte[], u32bit);